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THE GARDEN OF EDEN
It is a matter of peculiar interest
to Bible students that some of the
most sacred places mentioned in
Scriptures are included in the present
war scene. The hills around Nazar
eth, where the boy, Jesus spent his
early years, have been fortified by the
Turks and have become arsenals for
destruction. The ruins of Capern
aum are among the most important
brought to light by the Palestine
Arehaelogical Society, and now own
ed and under a guard of the Roman
Catholic Church, are subject to ruin
from mines and air bombs. The
Turks and the British have made the
Garden of Eden, formerly a' garden
of love and beauty, a garden of death
Bagdad is about fifty miles from the
ancient city of Babylon.
KEEPING WELIi
There is no germicide so good as
direct sunlight. Most disease germs
will die after a few hours' exposure
to its direct rays.
Next in value is hot water and soap
Apply it to dark corners if you wish
your room to be fre; from germs.
Cooking also destroys most all the
injurious germs. Besides, it gives that
savor to food which we all enjoy.
Milk sometimes needs to be boiled
or, at least, pasteurised.
Overeating is a danger to health.
Many a person digs his own grave
with his teeth.
Fresh air both at night and in the
'Jay-time is necessary for health.
The human machine must be kept
efficient. It is essential for you as
the provider of a family, it is neces
sary for your employer that you have
good health.
WHAT WILL CONGRESS DO?
TO THE PUBLIC LEDGER:
One of the biggest questions before
the American people is, will Congress
adopt the plan for "better prepared
mess" as outlined by Mr. Wilson be
fore the Manhattan Club of New
York? Or to put it another way, are
the tax payers of the United States
ready to increase their taxes already
burdensom, by indorsing the Presi
dent's militarism. Is the Democrat
ic party ready to follow the President
into militarism? It is high time for
the tax payers and voters to take
their bearings in our national issues
and think for themselves. After
reading his speech with all possible
care, 1 could not find even one reason
for what he calls "better prepared
ness." He said: "not rapidly, but slowly,
with careful attention, our naval
force have been developed until the
navy of the United States stands re
cognized as one of the most efficient
and notable of the modern time."
Again he said, "We are at peace with
all the world." If these statements
are true, wherein is it necessary to
spend billions of dollars getting
ready to defend ourselves against an
imaginary enemy. His logic seems
to be exceedingly faulty. Withf a
powerful mavy and resources almost
limitless, with Europe bleeding and
cut to pieces, with the most horrible
and destructive war the world has
ever known, it does seem that we are
in less danger of being attacked than
we have been in fifty years. Should
the war end now would it not take
fifty years to repair the enormous
losses which the nations at war have
suffered. The question naturally a
rises from what quarter of the world
do we look for an attack? Surely
not from Great Britain, since the
United States have been so kind to
her in her present conflict. If she
should attack us, how would she feed
herself? Where would she land her
big guns? If she has found great
difficult3- in getting her soldiers a
cross twenty miles of water the En
glish channel, how would she get
them across three thousand miles of
water. Only the exceedingly fearful
would look for wa- iron either
France or Germany. But Mr. Wilson
says, "No thoughtful man feels any
panic haste in this matter." In this
he speaks truly, and at the same time
kills the force of his speech. With a
powerful navy, with limitless resour
ces, at peace with all the world, with
mo fear from any quarter, I have to
ask why has this preparedness for
war been so suddenly thrust upon
the American people? Why is Mr.
Wilson trying to create sentiment a
gainst the convening of Congress fot
a militarism that rivals that of Ger
many. Is it fair for me to use the
word in litarism in this connection.
In speaking "f the navy lie said,"Wo
should have a definite policy of de
velopment, not made from year to
year but looking well into the future
:nd planning for a definite consum
mation. We can and should profit
by the military and naval events of
the actual present." He could not
scape using the word "military' . If
this clause in his speech does not
smell loud of militajsm hen I have
absolutely no conclusion to draw
from it. It is to me a meaningless
utteranc.. Such an utterance and
such a policy is a challenge to the re
ligion of Jesus Chri . it is against
the peace policy of our .rnmtry. It
oos seem to me that any thoughtful
man who is at all conversant with
world-conditions would reject such a
policy with all the force that is with
in them. It does stem to me that
at the rate we are now building bat
tle ships, with the devested condition
of Europe that before we are in dan
ger of b-Jng attacked we will have a
navy large enough to fight the na
tions of the world.
I will not question Mr. Wilson's
motives, but I must in obedience to
my duty as an American reject his
policy of preparedness. He acts like
a man who feels that the people are
seriously considering him. There are
several questions that every tax pay
er and c?very voter must settle for
himself in regard to his administra
tion. Why has he allowed England
to almost ruin our commerce with
neutral countries? The South will
not recover from the blow that Eng
land has dealt us in twenty years.
Why was his note of protest to Eng
land so mild as compared with his
note of protest to Germany? But
the most serious question of all is,
why did he select the Manhattan
Club of New York as the place to
launch his policy of preparedness. It
is a well known fact that the Man
hattan Club represents the money
power of the Democratic party. It
is an admitted fact that the centrali
zation of wealth is one of the great
est, if not the greatest danger of our
civilization.
Is there one thoughtful man who
doubts that the money-power of our
country is in favor of better prepar
edness. Or doubts that every war
munition factory is in favor of better
preparedness for war Will not Mr.
Wilson's military and naval policies
ne a great opportunity for the manu
facturers of war supplies to unload
their surplus upon the backs of the
tax payers, who are already sufficient
ly burdened. I do not believe that
the Democratic party nor the Ameri
can people will srand for his policy
of better preparedness, or in other
words militarism.
It is high time for the tax payers
and voters to thinx seriously. If
ever the Democratiic party needed a
Moses it needs it now. The Demo
cratic party owes Mr. Wilson nothing
My humble opinion is, if Congress,
follows the policy of the President,
for better'preparedness, the republi
cans will come into power in 1916.
And we might as well admit that the
Democratic party will be buried be
yond the power of a resurrection.
But there is time enough yet to
save the day. There are great men
within the ranks of the Democratic
party. For there is the peerless
William Jennings Bryan, to whom
the party owes more thaa to any liv
ing man. Who will rank in history
with Washington, Madison and Jeff
erson. Then there is Champ CiarL
of Missouri, Ollie James of Kentucky,
Claud Kitchen of North Carolina, Os
car Underwood and many others
equally as great, who are able to lead
the party to greator heignts man hne
Tins vpt attained to
My heart's desire is that America
shall teach the nations ot eaartn tne
wnv nf r pa o. a more nerf ectly. That
it shall be an asylum for the appeased
of all nations. That the God ot an
grace shall direct our feet in the
paths of prayer and peace for his
name sake- T. B. HILL,
Virgilina, Va.
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CABBAGE PLANTS SEE F. C.
Spencer at telegraph office, for
V Orphan Asylum. 15c per 100;
$1.50 per 1000.
APPLY TO MRS. R. P. SMITH FOR
cabbage plants at 12c. 17-2t
FOR RENT HOUSE WITH SEVEN
large rooms, bath room butler pam
try and out side pantry. Wired. Hot
and cold water 'fixtures in kitchen
and bath room. John A. Williams.
IF IT IS SHINGLES OR ROOFING
or any land, brick, lime, cement,
laths, plaster, paint, sewer pipe,
drain tile, lumber or other build
ing material you need, be sure to
see us about goods of quality for
the right change. C. D. Ray & Son.
Dealers in lumber, building ma
terial, paints and coal.
WEDNESDAY. NOVKAm
Bargains in Second Hand Engines
One 8 H.P. Gasoline Engine.
One 6 H.P. Gasoline Saw out-fit.
One 8 H. P. Gasoline mounted.
One 10 H.P. Gasoline mounted.
One 4 H.P. Steam.
One 6 H.P. Steam.
Call or address, FRANK YOUNG,
Oxford, N. C. 17-2t.
ONE BLACK HOG WlTHT"
face escaped from box in o?lTE
if returned I will give 1?XT
reward. Jim Byrd r!
Route 2. ' Creeimoor,
Lientenant Robert Fav"llfl
German army, and the 0 !ofthe
whom the United States g0VfL eQ
has grouped with him as dJ?
to a charge of trying to blow ,fn ants
ltion ships pleaded not guilt v
indictments found against the e
the Federal court in New Yort hy
was fixed at $25,000 each pf Bail
two others failed to give bond7 $U
gave bond and were released
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bage plants; early Jersey Wake
field, Charleston Wakefield, Suc
cession and all Seasons 1000 to
3000 $1.25 per 1000; 4000 to 10,
000 $1-00; 11,000 and over 75c
per 1000. Oxford Orphan Asylum
Oxford, N. C, dec-4
DO YOU NEED A WELL? HAVE
one drilled and be sure of pure
water. Write or see A. E. Ingold,
Stem, N. C, jan-x
WANTED TO RENT MY HOUSE
on corner High and Devin streets.
Lights, sewergae and water. J. N.
Pittman. 29-2t
COAL, COAL, COAL YOU WILL
not be cold if you burn our coal.
Best quality.; Best service. C.
D. Ray & Son, dealers in lumber,
building material, paints and coal.
PAIR WORK
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We are still doing business at the Old
Stand on the corner at the Post Office
Repairing Guns, Pistols, Locks, Bi
cycles and Motor Cycles.
We Keep Constantly in Stock:
A Full Line of Bicycle Goods and we
also Sell Fine Line of Bicycles
THE OLD RELIABLE
R. W. BROWN & CO.
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can afford it for we bought the
Green-Hunt stock at about sixty
cents on the dollar of WHOLESALE
AND FACTORY PRICES.
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Simple Enough
(Siler City Grit)
Mighty few of us are good mathe
maticians, and so when cotton, seed
are quoted at 540 or vu0 a ton, the
average person has to figure with
pencil what the price is per bushel.
The following rule is so simple and
so easy that we reproduce it Clip
it out for reference:
"When the price of ton is givetn,
in dollars, take half the price, of a
ton and add it to itself and the re
sult will be the price of a bushel in
cents. Thus, if seed are worth $20
a ton, take half of 20 and add it to.
20 and you get 30 cents as the price
of a bushel. If seed are $30 a ton,
take half of 30 which is 15 and add
it to 30 and you get 45 cents as the
price of a bushel of seed. Now to
find the price of a ton in dollars,
when the price of a bushel in cents is
known you subtract one-third of the
price a bushel in ceets from itsel and
you have the price of a ton in dollars.
Thus'suppose the price of a bushel is
60 cents the third of 60 is 20 which
taken from 60 leaves $40 as the price
of a ton. The rule is so easy that
anyone who knows the multiplication
table can pass from the ton to the
bushel, or from the bushel to the ton
as fast as he can talk."
Good Man at Rest
Mr. Laz Meadows, a highly respect
ed citizen of near Stem, died last
week in the 64th year of his age. He
was a follower of General Lee in the
last year of the war. The interment
was at the old home place.
$. 15 Best collars,
$ 1.00 Wrights Underwear
$ 7.00 Nettleton Fine Shoes
I $15.00 Suits
$20.00 Suits
$25.00 Suits
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